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Quotas and affirmative action in politics is ‘not good for women’: Bishop

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February 21, 2019

Quotas and affirmative action in politics is ‘not good for women’: Bishop

Former speaker and Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop says quotas and affirmative action in politics is ‘not good for women’ because they ‘become a permanent second-class citizen.

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Former speaker and Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop says quotas and affirmative action in politics is ‘not good for women’ because they ‘become a permanent second-class citizen.

World News

Proposed bill sets highest quota for women in Egypt's Parliament's history

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Proposed bill sets highest quota for women in Egypt's Parliament's history

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The proposed amendments to the constitution have granted women a fixed quota. If the amendments are approved, women will hold 25 percent of the total parliamentary seats by the power of law. 

The proposed bill stipulates that the number of total members of the Parliament must not be less than 450. 

Since the establishment of the Egyptian House, the number of women parliamentarians has never reached such percentage. 

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The proposed amendments to the constitution have granted women a fixed quota. If the amendments are approved, women will hold 25 percent of the total parliamentary seats by the power of law. 

The proposed bill stipulates that the number of total members of the Parliament must not be less than 450. 

Since the establishment of the Egyptian House, the number of women parliamentarians has never reached such percentage. 

Canada should elect a gender-balanced Parliament in 2019

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December 14, 2018

Canada should elect a gender-balanced Parliament in 2019

It was nearly a century ago that Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons.

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It was nearly a century ago that Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons.

Australia: Gillard to the Liberals: here's how you do gender equality

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December 11, 2018

Australia: Gillard to the Liberals: here's how you do gender equality

Julia Gillard, former prime minister, first ever woman prime minister of Australia, and member of a party with nearly 50 per cent representation in the parliamentary Labor Party has some advice for the Liberal Party.

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Julia Gillard, former prime minister, first ever woman prime minister of Australia, and member of a party with nearly 50 per cent representation in the parliamentary Labor Party has some advice for the Liberal Party.

Can quotas solve gender inequality in government?

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November 16, 2018

Can quotas solve gender inequality in government?

The November 2018 election in the US will go down for a number of firsts. The first Somali American Muslim woman to be elected to office. The first Native American woman sent to Congress.

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The November 2018 election in the US will go down for a number of firsts. The first Somali American Muslim woman to be elected to office. The first Native American woman sent to Congress.

Interviews

In the words of Tanya Gilly Khailany: “When it comes to women’s rights, there’s no room for diplomacy”

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October 23, 2018

In the words of Tanya Gilly Khailany: “When it comes to women’s rights, there’s no room for diplomacy”

Tanya Gilly Khailany, from Iraqi-Kurdistan, is a former member of the Iraqi Parliament (2006 – 2010) and a co-founder of the SEED Foundation, an organization that works with survivors of violence and trafficking in Iraq.

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Tanya Gilly Khailany, from Iraqi-Kurdistan, is a former member of the Iraqi Parliament (2006 – 2010) and a co-founder of the SEED Foundation, an organization that works with survivors of violence and trafficking in Iraq.

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